I got a 60% raise by switching jobs this year. Although part of the reason it was such a jump is because I stayed too long at a company that had basically frozen raises for several years already and my responsibilities increased without recognition.

I thought companies weren't really looking for my skills because it was .Net heavy and I wasn't getting too many pings by recruiters. But then I flipped the switch that advertised me to recruiters and I got bombarded.

Job market is hot out there, it's not worth sticking around for a company that thinks a 1.5% raise is acceptable this year. Let them find out the hard way they need to offer a lot more money to get and keep people.